Where does “bedkamer” come from?

bedkamer (Dutch) comes from Dutch bed, from Middle Dutch bedde, from Old Dutch bedde, from Proto-West Germanic badi, from Persian بدی, from Persian بد, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭, from Proto-Iranian pati- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

bedkamer (Dutch): bedroom

Definitions

  1. bedroom

Ancestry of “bedkamer”, step by step

bedkamer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbedbed; patch, bed; layer, often a substratum
2Middle Dutchbeddebed; bedding, mattress, pillow
3Old Dutchbedde
4Proto-West Germanicbadibed
5Persianبدیbadness
6Persianبدbad; not good; evil; poorly, badly
7Middle Persian𐭯𐭥𐭭to; at; in
8Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
9Proto-Iranian*rādi-
10Proto-Iranian*rād-
11Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Dutch kamer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkamerA room, physical chamber in a building; A...
2Middle Dutchcāmereroom, barn, house
3Old Dutchkamara
4LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
5Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
6Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
7Proto-Iraniankamárati
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Middle Dutch beddecamer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbeddecamer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-